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Links: disability and art
Mar. 20th, 2009 07:31 amI enjoyed a Body Impolitic blog post about one-armed Czech photographer Josef Sudek. If you are interested in photography and have time, follow the links to his photographs- they're really gorgeous.
I followed other links and found the Temple University Disabilities Studies blog. It has a piece about Sudek, and also a really interesting piece about the relationship between Granville Redmond, a painter who became deaf in childhood, and Charlie Chaplin, silent film star.
Excerpt:
Redmond and Charlie Chaplin became friends in Los Angeles (a much smaller town then, of course). Chaplin, being a silent film star, was always interested in visual communication, and wanted Redmond to help him learn how ASL worked--which seems to be what's happening in the photo above. Chaplin also supported Redmond's artistic career--he set up a studio for Redmond on the film set, he bought Redmond's paintings, and he invited Redmont to appear in a few silent films, including the 1931 Chaplin classic City Lights (Redmond plays a sculptor).
I followed other links and found the Temple University Disabilities Studies blog. It has a piece about Sudek, and also a really interesting piece about the relationship between Granville Redmond, a painter who became deaf in childhood, and Charlie Chaplin, silent film star.
Excerpt:
Redmond and Charlie Chaplin became friends in Los Angeles (a much smaller town then, of course). Chaplin, being a silent film star, was always interested in visual communication, and wanted Redmond to help him learn how ASL worked--which seems to be what's happening in the photo above. Chaplin also supported Redmond's artistic career--he set up a studio for Redmond on the film set, he bought Redmond's paintings, and he invited Redmont to appear in a few silent films, including the 1931 Chaplin classic City Lights (Redmond plays a sculptor).
